Shelf-bracket.



T. J. OSBORNE. SHELF BRACKET. APPLICATION FILED JAN-12,1917.

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THOMAS J OSBORNE, OF PREMIER, WEST VIRGINIA.

SHELF-BRACKET.

Specification of Ietters Patent.

Patented Sept. 1?, 1918.

Application filed January 12, 1917. Serial No. 142,026.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS J. OSBORNE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Premier, in the county of McDowell and State of Vest-Virginia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Shelf-Brackets, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in shelf brackets.

The object of the invention is to provide a bracket which may be attached to a wall or other place without the aid of nails, screws or other similar means.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of this character to which the shelf may be attached and securely held in place Without the aid of means other than those carried upon the bracket.

Vith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists of a bracket including an arm formed of upper and lower sections hinged together, to provide a flush wall engaging member, the lower section carrying angularly disposed engaging studs atone end thereof, the upper section also carrying an angularly disposed engaging stud located adjacent the pivotal connection of the sections and the upper section being formed to provide a laterally extending shelf supporting arm having means for securing a shelf thereto.

'In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of a shelf bracket constructed in accordance with the invention shown applied to a wall.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the bracket detached, and having the shelf removed therefrom; and

Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of the bracket with the shelf in position, the position of the pivoted member in attaching the bracket being shown in dotted lines.

In the form of the invention shown, the same consists of a bracket including a wall engaging member composed of a vertically disposed arm 1 and a ho izontally disposed arm 5, the two arms being pivoted together as shown in Fig. 3 to form upper and lower sections, which are adapted to be placed against a wall or other support. The lower end of the lower section is bifurcated as indicated at 12 for the purpose of providing a pair of angularly extending pointed engaging studs 3, which are adapted to be engaged to the wall or other support and cooperate with an angularly and oppositely disposed stud 4, which is carried by the upper section. The stud 4 is located upon the upper'section adjacent the pivotal connection of the two sections, so that when the joint of the said sections is broken as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 3, the points of the studs 3 and 4 may be presented to the wall .or other .support and when the'sections are brought together and pressed inwardly, the said studs will enter the said support, projecting in opposite directions and securely hold the bracket in position.

The upper member is provided with a diagonally arranged brace 6 and a short connecting bar, which bar connects the-inner ends of the arm 5 and the brace 6, so that the upper section is in effect of triangular shape.

The arm 5 of the upper section has secured thereto shelf engaging studs 11, which are adapted to engage the under face of a shelf or board 8, for the purpose of preventing movement of the board transversely of the bracket. 'To further secure the shelf 8 in position, the inner end of the upper section is formed with a rigid shelf engaging member 7, which is adapted toengage over one edge of the shelf 8. The outer end of the arm 5 is bifurcated and pivoted within this bifurcated end as shown at 10 is a pivoted shelf engaging clamp 9, which is adapted to be engaged over the edge of the shelf to securely hold the same in position upon the bracket.

In order to further secure the shelf upon the arm and to prevent any lateral movement of the said shelf, said arm is provided upon its upper surface with studs 11. Any preferred number of these studs may be employedthere being four shown in the present drawing. They are adapted to enter the under face of theshelf 8 and when the said shaft is clamped in position effectually prevent any lateral movement thereof.

In positioning the bracket upon a wall or support, the two sections are opened or moved to the position shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 3, the points of the studs 3 and 4 being forced into the wall and the upper and lower members forced inwardly and together, until. the bracket assumes the position shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3. This action forces the studs in an opposite direction into the wall or other support.

The bracket may be used as shown in the accompanying drawings or more than one shelf may be joined to the same bracket.

Having described the invention, What I claim, is a A bracket comprising a vertical member terminating at its lower end in downwardly inclined prongs and having a reduced upper end; and a shelf supporting member including a vertical portion recessed to in close and engage the reduced end of said first named vertical member and pivotally connected with the extreme upper end thereof, a horizontal portion extendmg from said vertical portion, an upwardly inclined prong on the end of said horizontal portion 15 In testimony whereof I aflix my signature. 20

THOMAS J. OSBORNE. 

